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The Hope pioneer., 1887-10-14
NJ OTICIl OF ElN.NE PKNQl,

Land Office at Fargo. D. T.
September IA. 1887. I
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
hHal proof in support fhls claim and secure final
entry the.eof VIZ:
Alexander }Veatherhead. II. E. No. S.2aS. for
the northeast QuafteT2f section ] 4. township 45
north. range 55 west. and nar:es the following as
his witnesses, viz; Henry p Pattea, Elmer D.
Wallace, William S. Williams. William Hnzlett,
all OF Hope. steele county, d. T.
The testimony Of claimant and witnesses to be
taken before K v; Berry, judge of the probate
court. at Sherbrooke. Sfaele eou4ty, d. T.. on
at his Office.
MICHAEL F. BATTELLE, Regleter.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-10-14
OTICE OF FIyAI. PROOF.

Land Office at Fargo, d. T. |
September 26. 1887. I
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice OF his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim and secure
final entry thereof, viz:
Robert D. Stewart, H. E. No. 1O235, for the
northeast quarter of section 1S. township 145
north, range So west, and Eames the following as
his witnesses, VIZ: George Z. Van DuesOn. Henry
Patten John ". Cline. John A. Van Dueson, all
of Hope. Steele county, y. T..
The testimony of claimant and witnesses to be
taken before r. w. Berry. judge OF the probate
court, at Sherbr0oke. Steele county, D. T., OH
at his Office.
MICHAEL F. BATTELLE, Register.
E. ]. Mcmahon. attorney. se:}O nOl1
The Hope pioneer., 1887-10-14

CUNKONS.
TERRITORY OF DAKOTA,
County of Griggs and Steele. ss.
District Court. Sixth Judicial District.
Bruno Beaupre, Frank Keogh and John F. Bro
derrick, copartners, as Beaupre, Keogh L. Co.,
plaintiffs,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
THE EXPRESS ROBBERS.
Wit:rock, Weaver and Haight In
dieted and Will Plead Guilty and
Go at Once to the Pen.
Fotheringham is Declared to be Innocent
by Wittrock, but VIII Be
Tried Anyway.

ST, LOUIS, Mo, Jan. 3-The grand
Jury to which cases of the train robbers
were presented to-day have, it is under
stood, indicted Fred Wittrock, Thomas
Weaver and w. w. Haight Of robbery in
the first degree. The criminal court does
not meet until tomorrow morning, and
it's indictments cannot therefore be re-
turned until that time. 1t is stated on
the authority of law officers
that the prisoners will be
brought into court as soon
as indictments are returned and will
plead guilty, receive sentence and 60 i'm
mediately to the penitentiary. If this
proves to be the case the charges against
Messenger Fotheringham cannot mani
testify be sustained for rob 7ery in the first
degree is highway robbery, and if the
messenger was an accessory of the rob
bers the latter crime was not committed.
On this point Manager Weir
said.to-day :"Wittrock says Fotheringham
is innocent, and | hope he is, but he was
indicted by the grand jury, you know.
don't know what the evidence is against
him, but it must have been sufficient, and
evidence that is sufficient for an indict-
ment is sufficient for trial. The men
now under arrest, however, may be able
to explain away what may have appeared
discriminating facts"
NOT YET INDICTED.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. Sit can be def
nitely stated to night that the grand jury
did not to-day indict Wittrock, Haighta q
Weaver, the express robbers. The jury
is examining their cases, however, and in
Ill y-sl I'D Is.{r, t,
against them in one or two
days, but for what specific
crime is scarcely more than conjecture.
1t is pretty well understood, however.
In fact the men have said that they will
plead guilty to whatever charge is brought
against them and take whatever penalty
Is meted out to them.
Robert A. Pinkerton left for Chicago
tonight, having been called back to that
city by the illness of his mother.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
A GAMBLING DEBT.
A Galveston Man Arrested on a Change of
Swindling.

Special to the Gazette.
HOUSTON, TEX, Jan. S.-This after
mon Jake Mitchell, well-known travel
ling man representing Hzidenheimer of
Galveston, was arrested on a charge of
swindling by the authorities of this city
on telephone message from Chief of Po-
lice Jordaa of Galveston. Mitchell was
found at the Capital hotel and taken to
the station, house to await the arrival of
Special Officer McCauley, detailed to re-
turn with the prisoner. THE GAZETTE
correspondent interviewed Mitchell, who
said he was arrested on warrant sworn
out by Albert Harrison, faro dealer, on
account of draft that he had drawn but
failed to indorse: the draft was drawn
on himself New Years eve; that he in
structed the gambler to present it to his
employers for payment. Saturday and
Sunday the house was not open for bust
ness; that he in the meantime came to
Houston and wrote to the cashier of the
house not to pay the draft. On presenta-
ton of the paper it was dishonored and
Harrison swore out an affidavit against
him on charge of swindling. Officer
McCauley will take Mitchell back to Gal
weston tomorrow.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
REVENGE IS SWEET.
SiIas Hay, Father-in- Law of Sheriff
Mckinney, Kills George Hill,
Brother-in-law of CrsnshaW.
The Fatal Shooting Takes Place at
C0tulla and is Pronounced a Cold
Blo0ded Assassination.
Hill Lives Long Enough TO Give the Name
of His slayer-The Rangers Scour-
ing the Country for Hay.
MORE BLOODsHED.

MORE BLOODSHED.
Special to the Gazette
CoTULLA, TEX, Jan. 3.-A most foul,
cold hooded and uncalled for murder was
committed here last night. Mr.. George
Hill of Twohig, a commissioner of this
(LaSalle> county and one of Twohig's
best citizens, mad been here during the
coroner's inquest in the assassination of
Sheriff Mckinney, and was in attendance
upon the several meetings of the county
commissioners last week. He went home
Saturday, returning last evening to be on
hand this morning in the closing of the
Mckinney inquest case. He was walk
ing alone through the street about $3.50 p.
M, when two men, according to his evil
dence upon his death, jumped out of
a cellarway and fired three shots into his
body, causing death In short time. The
dying man lived long enough to give the
name of his assassin, Captain Silas Hay,
in company with Frank P. Hall, both of
Carrlzo Springs, this state. The coroner's
verdict corroborates the above.
Mr.. Hill had resided in this county a
great many years and was worth consider
able property and money. He leaves wife
and four children to mourn his loss.
Captain G. II. Schmidt and his twenty-one
rangers, who located here Saturday,
searched the town Immediately after the
shooting for the murderer, but without
success. Capt. Silas Hay is the father
in-law of the late sheriff, G. B. Mckinney,
and George Hill was a brother-in-law to
Bud Crenshaw. The remains were
taken to Twohig on the evening
train, accompanied by large delegation
.eto1f citizens. The governor has been
notified by Judge Williams and reward
will be offered.
Capt. Schmidt of the rangers ordered
all saloons closed at O'Clock this even
ing and everything is quiet and the antic-
ipatiOn of trouble is removed.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Special to the Gazette.
LAREDO, TEX, Jan. 3.-News has
reached this city of the killing at Cotulla
of George Hill, brother-in-law of Cren-
shaw, VINO shot Sheriff Mckinney at
Twohig few days since, by Silas Hay
of Mckinney. Hill, it is
said, was implicated in McKinney's MUIR
der, and Hay thus avenged the death of
his son-in-law.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
WACO.
How the Darkies Chased Him-A Robner
Arrested.

How the Darkies Chased Him-A Robner
Arrested.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Jan. 5.-The negro jerry
Clark, who shot Daniel Graham IN. Giles
Ferryman's cabin, south of the CITY, Fri
day night, is now Ianguishing In the
county Jail. The charge preferred
against Clark is assault with intent tn
murder. About one dozen negroes. who
reside near Harrison station, drove Clark
to town with shotguns. On SUNDAY
night Clark went to cabin near Far.
rison, and driving the man out. took
possession with his wife. The negro. who
was on the outside, soon gathered a
crowd of negroes about him and they sur-
rounded the cabin. ON knocking at the
door Clark commenced firing through the
door and those on the outside returned
the fire, filing the door full of holes.
Clark then made an exit through the
rear door of the cabin and the
crowd followed him. This was inst
before daylight. When daylight came
Clark found himself surrounded and he
opened fire on his pursuers. They man
aged to keep out of the way OF his bull
lets but kept crowding him, and he came
toward the city. When one of the pur-
suers came too close Clark fred at him.
This was kept up until Clark crossed
the suspension bridge, and when
he was making change with the bridge
keeper, the whole dozen closed up and
threw their guns down on him For a
MONT Mt 1t looked as if there were going
to be killing right there, but Messrs j.
X. Mobley and George 0glesby appeared
on the scene, and CLARK went quietly to
the jail CLARK had Smith & Wesson
foTty-ave slx-shooter, aud pocket full of
cartridges.
On the 30th of Octo0er, 1886, Charles
Searey, son of DR.. o o. Searcy Of Troy.
Bell county, was robbed on The east side
OF the Brazos river near Waco. Mr..
Searcy was in charge of some cstlle driv
ing them to market, and man by the
name OF VIII Franklin was in mis- employ
on the day named, and while Mr.. Searcy.
was asleep, Franklin took $40 out Of his
pocket. Franklin remarked to another
employe Just before he took the money
that 1t would not do to leave
Mr.. Sesrcy asleep with that amount
IN his pocket, as somebody might rob
him. AS soon as Franklin got the money
in his pocket he boarded the Central train
and left for parts unknown. Gov Ire
lano onered reward of 500, and DR.. O.
v. searcy $50 for the arrest of Franklin.
yesterday morning MIR. j. W. Matthews,
an oincer OF Oxford, Miss, arrived in
Waco, having Franklin in charge, He
place. him in jail. and will receive the
rewards for the capture,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
Their Fate Unknown

RocKAwAY BEACH, N. j., Jan. 3.-Wil-
liam Smith and another man, who were
caught in the ice in Jamaica bay yester-
day afternoon while rowing to Seaside
landing, succeeded in getting ashore at
about p. m. after hard worK ard great
suffering from the cold. The fate of the
the three men who left Seaside landing in
a boat, duck shooting is not positively
known. When last seen, last night, they
were about two miles from the beach,
hauling their boat over the ice.covered
meadows toward open water. Their
names have not yet been ascertained. A
lookout is being kept for the men by the
people on the shore,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
Special to the Gaze
AN EARTHQUAKE.
Several Towns in Maryland A ffected Very
Perceptibly.

Several Towns in Maryland A Affected very
Psrcsptibly.
BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 3.-Dispstches
were received in this city this morning
from Westminster, Frederick, Emmetts-
burg and other towns in Western Mary
land stating that the Inhabitants are con-
siderably excited over violent shocks and
loud rumbliDg which awakened them
from sleep and continued at intervals
from 1l:30 last night until this morn
ing. No damage was done as
far as can be learned, but
as that country is mountainous and the
people are apprehensive of grave trouble.
CONGRESSMAN Shaw, who lives at West
Minister, says he was awakened by what
sounded like the blasting of rocks, and
pictures were shaken from the walls in
the houses. He heard two distinct shocks
in rapid succession. The mercury at
Westminster was 4 below zero.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
Mayor of All New York CITY.

New YORK, Jan. 3.-President Henry R.
Beekman called the new board of alder
men to order at noon to- day and addressed
the members in congratulatory terms in
regard to their duties in office. Alderman
Pat" Diver was reelected vice-presi-
dent and Capt. J. f. T. Womey, clerk.
Mavor, Hewitt's message was read to the
bosFdHe announced his intention to
investigate the alleged abuse
in the itSfepartmenS and to introduce
reforms wherever NECESSITY.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
Notes from Galveston.
Special to the Gazette.

SpecIaI 10 the GaZtllt.
GALVESTON, Tex, Jan. S-The Gal
weston branch Of the Irish National league
held meeting tonight for the election
Of officers and the transaction of such
other business as required the attention
of the league.
The city council held meeting this
evening when the board of underwriters
and citizens presented lengthy petition
asking the removal of Chief Engineer
Gutenberg from the head of the fire de-
partment on the ground of alleged iDcom-
potency. The matter was taken under
advisement by the council.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
AUSTIN.

Treasurer Lubbock Makes His Bond
Ireland Preparing to Vacate.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. State Treasurer
Lubbock has made up his official bond,
which comprises several names, all of
Houston and Galveston. The bond is
s75, 600, but his hackers are said to be
worth $4,000, 900 in the aggregate.
Those officials who have to step down
and out are preparing to do so, including
Gov. Ireland himself, kttorneyG General
Templeton, Comptroller Swain and others
of less note. They are already beginning
to collect their private papers in the
official desks for removal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
A Newspaper Fails to Appear,

Special to the Gazette
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Jan. 3.-J. P.
Newcomb's Evening Paper failed to come
out this afternoon, the printers refusing to
work longer without pay 1t has been
i sued from the job office of the johnson
Brothers, who recently removed from
Houston street to Soledad street. 1t is
expected that some kind of compromise
will be effected with the creditors.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
The Years Fire Loss.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The New York
Daily Commercial Bulletin of January 4
estimates the December fire loss in the
United States and Canada at Sll, 2n0 600,
and the loss during 1856 at $l16,6 100.
This is largely in excess OF previous
figures, both as regards the month CT I.u-
cember and the year Just ended.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
THE FIRE RECORD.
Forty Five Children Turned Out in tho Cold
in Their Night Clothes.

MACON, GA, Jan. 3.-The Bib County
Orphans home, three miles from Macon,
was destroyed by fire last night at mid
night. Forty-tiYe children were turned
out in their night clothing with the
thermometer marking 12' above
zero. Owing to the distance from town
assistance was late in arriving, but the
children were taken care of by neighbors.
The loss by the burning OF the Orphans
home is $1,000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
Three Failures.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Jan. SC. j. Kraft, deal
er in family groceries, made an assign
ment this afternoon for the benefit of his
creditors. The assignee is Fl. Milspaueh.
Kraft's liabilities are S2440.71; estimated
assets, S2l63 SO.
The attachments against T. r. Jordan
now aggregate $4,000.
The attached stock of goods formerly
belonging to J. M. Cnuamau was sold st
sheriff's sale to-day for $500.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
M,sconsin,s New Officers.
MIIwsrEsE, Wis, Jsu. 81

MIEwtrEEE, Wis, Jau. 3-The new
State officers we're quietly sworn in at
bon to-day. An elaborate programme of
festivities including bali this
evening had BEEN arranged out Gov.
Rusk put veto on everything in that line
on learning Of Gen. Lugan's death. The
lesislat6feInee Tuesday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
Ell PASO.

An Excursion Party-The Son of an EN-
peror Visiting Texas
Special to the Gazette.
Ell PAso, TEX, Jan. 3.-Another special
excursion party, numbering l60 people,
from the Southern states, arrived here
this morning and left at O'Clock this
evening for San Francisco.
Prince Augustine Iturtide, the son of
Mexico's first emperor, arrived to-day
from the city of Mexico. He is the same
party who fought duel with swords in
the City of Mexico, December 80, with
Senior Carcedo, prominent politician, in
which the latter was seriously wounded
in the shoulder. 1t is said the prince left
on account of the serious character of the
wound inflicted, and fear of prosecution.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
XII: NO. 15S..

the cause of the weak always, eloquensly,
and thwarted many schemes gotten up
by tricksters in congress to rob US and
hurt US. As nation of people we mourn
his loss with the rest of the world and
pray God to give US another Logan"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
Failure at ClebUrae.
uio az SkcooHacs
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
CLEBURNE, TEX Jan. 3-Mr. Charles
Mayer, q dry goods merchant doing bust
ness in this city, was closed by attachment
Yesterday, issued at the suit of Sanger
Bros, of Dallas, Tex. Other claims to
the amount of about $4,000 are out
standing against Mr.. Mayer. The
amount of his assets have not been as yet
asCertalned.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
A London Fire,

LONDON, Jan. "a disastrous fire has
occurred on Wood street, London, affect
ing the property of twenty-five firms. The
damage is enormous. 1t is impossible to
estimate the loss at present.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04

New YORK, Jan. --Rt Rev. Horatie
Porter, bishop of the Protestant Episco-
pal church, died at his residence in this
city yesterday from pneumonia.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-04
BUSINESS AFFAIRS.
Only One Bank at Terrell.

Specfai 20 the Gazette.
TERRELL, TEX, Jan. 3.-The Harris
bank to-day bought out the BiYens & Cor
ley bank, together with their real estate.
This leaves only one bank in the city.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20
Pensees ct rIaxirnes.

Anges pour ceux qu'elles aiment, les
femmes sont de vrais demons pour
ceux qu'elles d6testent. DE BanUitle.
La vanite est, apres la faim, &c qui
anime lie plus les hommes.
Du Defiant.
La conversation soulage les n de
leur ~vivacit6, ct tire les autres de leur
apathie. DE Stdet.
II fault que rorgueil human soft pla-
&c quelque part; la vertu conslste a lie
placer dams lie bien. Theirs.
LIE plus grand effort de l'amiti6 nest
pas de montrer nos defaults d IN ami,
c'est de lui faire voir les stems.
La Rochefoacauld.
Mon opinion est quill fault Sc prefer a
autrui ct ne sc bonner qua sol meme.
Montaigne.
Mon ami, souvenez-vous que la prin-
cipale partie dun grand courage ct
dun homme de bien, c'est de Sc rendre
inviolable en- sa parole ; je ne'manque-
raj jamais a celle que je vous al donnee.
Henri ~.
LorsQue y0us youdrez prendre con
sell dun autre pour vos affaires, exam
inez, d'abord, comment il a ~administre
les %siennes quiconque a NAL gere ses
affaires propres ne conduira guere
mieux celles d'autrui. Isocrdte.
Malheureusement gu heureusement,
les femmes qui jugent 81 fnement 10
coeur des autres, sont pressure toujours
incapables d'analyser lie leur.
GustaVe DroE.
L'entetement sans Intelligence,
c'est la sottise soudee au bout de la
betise ct lui servant de rallonge.
V;afo,. HMno
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20

Touzin, Paul 9Th ward Improvar.o..
horses and l vehicle in Big Mamou A., 7
due 80 II and cost. 1AuOaal
Vidrine, Mrs Pierre 9TH ward Fo,t,
of land, bounded north by N Lazaro. san, seTss
E A McCarty and west by Chicot LaEs ID
due $3 "a and cost. ant
Wartelle, Armand LIST ward. near n,a,.
Five hundred and fifty acres of land Ybps.oasas
north by Mrs E G Dupr6, south by p .Tsnaaa
east by John Simms and west by Julius NJ
ers and Co; animals and vehicles A. Msy
due $49 and cost Tag 1~88aunpaid. 0aal
Washington, John col; I'd ward a..
five acres of land, bounded north bv i H ra
ard, south by III Meche, east by Isidors Sca
ard and west by } G Bourqnes Amount ' ~
81 % and cost. aas
WEIGH, w f; 9th ward, Beaver CraaL ,
provements, l horse and 5 head cattls u.
due $2 IA and cost. eARl
White, James M Opelousas One h, 4.
ed north by Landry street, east by bavaN NJ
son, south by Vine street and west nv n. is g
Hudspeth Amount due 81 80 and cos ~ Y
Wikoff, John 9Th ward, Mal]et ~,
acres of land bounded north Mrs FW vVssag
south by estate of j Riviere, west by Nj. 4 p5ls
kotf and east by Darbane stock AmountsM.f'
Sc rs and cost Tar 1885 unpaid. @'sas
Wikoff, Mrs Julia G. 9Th ward, MaTlst 4.
hundred and twenty acres of land, bonnasNAs s
north by Houston, south by Martins WV. wv
east by [ Wikoff and west j Perrodia ss Y,
mails Amount due $40 ~ and cost a. ~, y.
unpaid. Wa
William, Mrs Catherine col 5th e.
Bounded on all sides by E. CAN'T, WssE %,a
ton Amount due 81 80 and cost.
. Wilson, Willis; 9TH ward Imoroysn..s
and one mare, Big Mamou Amount dssss
cents and cost.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20
Les Rorreurs de la NEer.

On annonce que la goelette Sarah
commando par le capitaine Abraham
Bajarim, partie de Mulejo le 25 Juliet
q reneontr6 IN cyclone ct a chayir6. LIE
capitaine await a son bord sa femme,
ses enfants, n niece, le surintendani
Holle des mines de Baltimore ct elmo
llommes d'equipage. Tous ont peri, j
Exception du capitaine eft de qnatre
n~1atelots, qui ont r6ussi a monter sur Ia
coque.
Le second jour, les cadavres dc Ia
femme du capitaine ct de SEES enfants
sent revenns a Ia surface. lis ont 6tg
d6vores par les requins, sous les yeux
meme du m%alhenreux mari ct pere.
terrific par cette epouvantable scene.
LIE 80 Juliet, deux des marins sout de.
venus fous, ct SC sent jet6s d lseau. Al
peiney ~etaientsils que les requins les
d~evOraient aussi.
LIE capitaine, deux matelots et mn
petit gareon sont rest6s dams cette ter
fIble position durant hut iours. a.
n0ariissant de fortunes qafls prenaient
temps q antre, cit don't lie ~suca;ent
10 sang. Ills ont etc r~ecueillis bar mn
hateau.pecheur ct transfers. snr i'll
steamer As,gigan qui await 6t6 envoy6
. % recherche du Sarah. L,9tat IN
'apitaine Bajarim est critique.